Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 15 February 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Bus Éireann: Discussion

1:30 pm

Mr. Greg Ennis:

A sectoral employment order would set the base rate for drivers. It came in with the 2015 legislation and would be rubber stamped by the Minister after a Labour Court hearing at which submissions were made by interested parties. It would be utilised by the trade unions to organise workers in the private industry to ensure they got reasonable treatment and it would eradicate some of the unfair competition that currently exists. If a private operator has to pay-----